The First Four Years

~ Release by Black Flag (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Nervous Breakdown
drums (drum set):
Brian Migdol (in 1978-01)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1978-01)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1978-01)
vocals:
Keith Morris (American singer/songwriter) (in 1978-01)
recording of:
Nervous Breakdown (in 1978-01)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
32:10
2Fix Me
drums (drum set):
Brian Migdol (in 1978-01)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1978-01)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1978-01)
vocals:
Keith Morris (American singer/songwriter) (in 1978-01)
recording of:
Fix Me (in 1978-01)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
40:58
3I've Had It
drums (drum set):
Brian Migdol (in 1978-01)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1978-01)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1978-01)
vocals:
Keith Morris (American singer/songwriter) (in 1978-01)
recording of:
I've Had It (in 1978-01)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
41:26
4Wasted
drums (drum set):
Brian Migdol (in 1978-01)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1978-01)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1978-01)
vocals:
Keith Morris (American singer/songwriter) (in 1978-01)
recording of:
Wasted (in 1978-01)
writer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) and Keith Morris (American singer/songwriter)
30:51
5Jealous Again
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
recording of:
Jealous Again (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
1:52
6Revenge
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
vocals:
Ron Reyes (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
recording of:
Revenge (Black Flag) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
1:00
7White Minority
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
vocals:
Ron Reyes (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
recording of:
White Minority (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
21:03
8No Values
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
vocals:
Ron Reyes (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
recording of:
No Values (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
31:46
9You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You!
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
vocals:
Chuck Dukowski (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
recording of:
You Bet We’ve Got Something Personal Against You! (from 1979-11 until 1980-04)
writer:
Chuck Dukowski, Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag), Ron Reyes and ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
0:53
10Clocked In
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
vocals:
Dez Cadena
recording of:
Clocked In
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
1:33
11Six Pack
bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981-04)
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981-04)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981-04) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981-04)
vocals:
Dez Cadena (in 1981-04)
recording of:
Six Pack (in 1981-04)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
32:20
12I've Heard It Before
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981-04)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981-04) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981-04)
vocals:
Dez Cadena (in 1981-04)
recording of:
I’ve Heard It Before (in 1981-04)
writer:
Chuck Dukowski and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
1:40
13American Waste
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.)) (in 1981-04)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski (in 1981-04)
guitar:
Dez Cadena (in 1981-04) and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag) (in 1981-04)
vocals:
Dez Cadena (in 1981-04)
recording of:
American Waste (in 1981-04)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Dukowski
1:33
14Machine
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski
guitar:
Dez Cadena and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
vocals:
Dez Cadena
recording of:
Machine (Black Flag)
writer:
Dez Cadena and Chuck Dukowski
1:28
15Louie Louie
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
vocals:
Dez Cadena
cover recording of:
Louie Louie
lyricist and composer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed “Louie Louie”)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and World Wide Music
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
1:19
16Damaged I
drums (drum set):
ROBO (Punk drummer (Misfits, Black Flag, etc.))
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Dukowski
guitar:
Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
vocals:
Dez Cadena
recording of:
Damaged I (Dez Cadena version)
writer:
Dez Cadena and Greg Ginn (founder of SST Records, guitarist of Black Flag)
4:07